Prairie Falcon

Gallery: AvianPosted January 10, 2016125 views3 comments

Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus

Place: Phoenix, AZ
Date: January 5, 2016, 12:52 pm
Equipment: Nikon D7200, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (2x), G1325, RRS BH-55, Sidekick
Exposure: ISO 800, Aperture priority matrix metered, 1/400th @ f/8, -2/3 ev compensation
Raw, PSCC 2015 on Mac, 46% of frame

The white wash on the cliff face is a giveaway that the perch is heavily used, and for me it is part of the story.

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Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 10, 2016 at 1:08 PM

I agree that the white wash is an emportant element. I also like the cryptic coloration. Very nice. All of my Prairie Falcon shots are on manmade objects.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on January 10, 2016 at 10:21 PM

Great "camo" shot - you really have to look for the falcon. I kept looking around the more prominent whitwwash. Good one.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 10, 2016 at 10:27 PM

An excellent bird in habitat image of this falcon, Richard. Really nice detail in the cliff face and the bird itself. I think I probably would have taken a bit more off the bottome, but that's very much a matter of personal taste. Very well done.

devil

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